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The Exalted Lion - حیدر علی For my series “The Softness of Men” - All image titles are my poetic translation of the Urdu name(s) of the people appearing in the image. After the bath, we seat under a tree. He impresses me, I ask more questions. Haider explains me that the ultimate challenge is to kill off your desires, then you are a “Faqir", ready to die. “You must control your eyes, your mouth and your ego (“Nafs" in Urdu, learned a new word). There is nothing without sacrifice. Then, you can just wait for death, at ease with a smile”.